The columnist in question, Steve Rosenbloom, used to live across the street from me. I used to babysit his kids when I was younger.

He's definitely a sarcastic guy & he was not fond of Lovie so I'm not surprised by his take on this hire at all. That said, I think U of I couldn't have done a better job with this hire, even if the AD's method of firing Cubit was beyond tone deaf.